Tourist attractions Kiel

Museums and art

Hamburger Landstraße 97 D - 24113 Kiel

Some sixty farms and rural buildings typical of the country north of the Elbe and dating from the 16C to the 19C are reconstructed in this open-air museum (Schleswig-Holsteinisches Freilichtmuseum) and grouped into hamlets according to their geograph..

Hindenburgufer D - 24105 Kiel

Nature and gardens

D - Kiel

The shores of this bay (the Kieler Bucht) are dotted with busy, well-sheltered seaside resorts such as Stein, Strande, Schilksee, Schönberger Strand, Laboe and Heikendorf. The northern part has also been hosting sailing regattas for over a century an..

Museums and art

Wall 65 D - 24105 Kiel

The retired lighthouse marks the location of the German Maritime Museum. Housed beneath the large vaulted ceiling of the old fish market (1910), the exhibition includes navigation instruments, paintings, ship layouts, log books and an interesting col..

Nature and gardens

Am Kiel-Kanal D - 24106 Kiel

Kiel canal, linking the North Sea to the Baltic, from Brunsbüttle to Kiel, was opened in 1895 by Wilhelm II. It is 100 km long, and over 38,000 ships use it each year. The Holtenau locks let it be linked to the Baltic. On the locks island an interact..